Nelson, who attended Vallejo High for three years before playing college ball at Duke, was invited to training camp on a non-guaranteed contract, but quickly became a favorite of coach Don Nelson's with his gritty defense.

Dickau, meanwhile, played in just two of the Warriors' four exhibition games and averaged 5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2 steals in 12 minutes.

The Warriors roster now stands at 16. With the team expected to carry the maximum 15 players into the regular season - three of them point guards - the fight for the final roster spot is likely between forward Rob Kurz and shooting guard Anthony Morrow, who has a partially guaranteed deal.